Poster Ad

i have begun to work on my poster ad lately and have found that i actually have an idea i may stick with. i guess you could say that i often have too many ideas for projects and it tends to lead to frustration when i have to pick exactly what i will do, as compared to what i want to do. i think it may be because this is turning out to be a pretty cool project.

ok, so my idea is as follows, picture this: a picture of a dorm room, filled with books, and there are a few instruments strewn throughout, such as a keyboard, guitar, bass, and maybe even some drums. however, these instruments are being used as hangers, dust collectors, and more or less props than actual instruments. it reflects how the idea of a 'college musician' is essentially a musician who has been forced to put education first. the catch phrase scribbled at the bottom of the poster will read: "Making the choices no musician ever wanted to make." this relates to the title of my documentary, one that i think i like very much. it's simple and not too frilly, but gives my audience an idea of what is coming: "College vs. Rock". catchy no?

ok i think that's it for today. the filming is having some trouble, seeing as my camera proved to be more of a problem than an asset. i think i have to go to walmart and just buy myself a damn new one. forget all this trouble that my mom's camera is causing because, well, i'm running out of time.

A Documentary Idea

so today is the first time i have ever written a blog. im still not sure how i feel about it but as it is a required part of my documentary class, here goes nothing...

i am currently in a class called COMM 408, visual communications. we are creating political documentaries and i have finally found a subject i am interested and that i feel others will be interested in as well. i have titled it "the plight of the college rock musician". this refers to my ideas about what it is like to be a rock musician in today's world and also in college. it is because of these two criteria that we find many bands that are not considered mainstream music. it is also because of this that they struggle. do rock bands all want to "make it big" or are they just interested in playing the music they like? do they play what they like or what they are good at and how does it affect their fanbase? do rockers have to give up what they feel is right in order to ever emerge from the local open mic night scene?

it is these questions that i plan to focus on. i want to know about the politics in music and how college students such as myself handle these controversies. i will be interviewing local musicians in my area and getting some good footage from the local places that host such things as open mic night and battle of the bands.

any suggestions??